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To the Sky Kingdom by Tang Qi
DID NOT FINISH

DNF. Once I realised this book was plagiarised, I stopped reading.
The translation wasn't pleasant to read either. This is a case where I think the translator should take a freer approach in order to make the writing less jarring in English. This is not to say I don't understand the precarious tightrope a translator needs to balance between fidelity to the original, and producing something that is readable for a foreign audience.